Newly-elected Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to bring party together
Angela Rayner won the deputy leadership race and promised to ‘do everything’ to repay her supporters’ trust.
Sir Keir Starmer promises to tackle anti-Semitism in the Labour Party
It took Starmer less than an hour to apologise to the Jewish community and confront the anti-Semitism crisis head on.
We’ve got a leader who looks like a prime minister: Reaction as Starmer wins Labour leadership contest
Starmer won with a mandate that rivals Jeremy Corbyn's in 2015, with MPs "joyous, excited and ecstatic about the result".
From leaving school at 16 to becoming Labour deputy, Rayner’s rise continues
She was supported as a pregnant teenager by the Sure Start scheme introduced by New Labour.
Sir Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership contest
The human rights lawyer beat rivals Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy.
5G mast set on fire after conspiracy theory link to coronavirus
Baseless conspiracy theories linking coronavirus to the roll-out of 5G technology have been spread by celebrities such as Amanda Holden.
Pandemic modeller warns Britain has “painted itself into a corner”
Professor Graham Medley said the government's lockdown measures amount to little more than a "placeholder".
Keir Starmer expected to be made Labour leader as contest concludes
The winner will be announced via email on Saturday – along with the results for the deputy leadership race.
Concerns raised that Cheltenham Festival helped spread coronavirus across the country
It comes after a number of high-profile attendees fell ill following the jump racing event.